Boiled Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Pick out a large piece of corned beef and soak it in pickle for 2 to 4 days.
Carefully wash the beef before cooking.
Cook
Simmer the beef on the stove for 30 to 40 minutes.
Place the beef in a fireless cooker and let it cook for 10 to 12 hours.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Corned beef
- Provides the main protein; the pickling cure gives it its characteristic flavor and color.
The step that matters
Simmering on the stove before the fireless cooker. Simmering gently keeps the meat from toughening; a hard boil forces muscle fibers to contract and dry out, so the beef stays tender through the long, slow cook that follows.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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